Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

MISS KATE FIELD has one OF the last me-
mentoes of the late Senator, L-ogaq, note OF
regret deplorIrg his ihatlE5 70 attend her
lecture before the Grand Array of-the hepuO-
lie ct Washington.
EVERY YEAR the municipal authorlties at
Paris award d prize OF 81 600 10 the most merl-
torinus, best conducted and cieEeest young
needlewoman. A Mile. Eugeple breton got
the prize this year.
ii. BERNARD CARPENTER, the author OF
"Liber Amorls," a long poem which mas re-
Gently attracted much comment In Boston
was born at Dublin, Ire and on April ~
1910. and WAS graduated from Brasenose COL
lege, Oxford in lS6l-2. He has lived IN THIS
country since 1874
ACCORDING to Il recent authority there are
600 women writers in Germany. OF these
30 are at Dresden, 90 at Leipzig, Z at Stutt-
gart, so at Vienna so at Berlin, - at Cassel,
Hanover and Fran fort-on the-M'ln. Tue
remainder, among whom are many prlnceS'es
ana countes~es. are disseminated IN the small
towns and provinces.
SoNoMA, CAL, farmers have experimental
with white men and Indians during the har-
vest season, to the exclusion OF Cinnamon,
and are well satisfied with the result. The
cost to the farmers amounted to cODslderaO
more, but the crops were harry sed much
better that they are Satisfied the increased
tApcH5o pdyb lueIl IN lnt emu.
RECENT MAIL from Singapore brings news
Of the death there, on Nov. 30 of Mr..
William Cameron, explorer and geolo@lst to
the government of the straits settlements
at the age # SO. MIR Cameron was well
known! throughout the native states, eepec-
tally among the Malays and Sakies, OF whose
language AVID Gust ms he is eald to nave had
q most curate knowledge, aud over whom
he had great influence.
RI
be demonstral ed by its constantly iply-
ing applications. In thin sheets it is found
admirably adapted for wrapping silks or
other fabrics that need protection from mos
ture. also for lining cases. packing boxes FOL
pianos, etc, and, oiled up into pipes. for con-
yeyiDg water. Asphalt tunes are buT tnp-
NTH the weight of ir n, will not rust, and are
quite tough and strong; the are simply sheets
of paper, of peculiar quality. dipped IN
melted asphalt, and then rolled upon cyln-
der.
MAN was killed on the railroad near Pitts
burg he other day, aud his body was AIKEN to
the city. In lifting the mangled remains
rom the baggage car a silver watch, still run
ming, fell from the vest pocket. One OF TIT
railroad employees grabbed 1t, opened the
God stained case. pulled out pencil and
took the number. "What are you doing that
for2" was asked. "Policy." he ttrse re
piled. IL is a popular superstition among
found on man dying a Violent death is sure
to come out.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHILD's obituary
journal, the Public Ledger, publishes some
interesting stat sites regarding longevity in
Philade phia, the fgures being taken from it,
own unrlvalled obituary columns. During
the year 1875 the T. tai number Of deaths OF
persons 80 wears old and over was SS3, and o.
| these 5t4 we're women. OF these 1873 pc sons
lO9 were so years Old, Sc were 3d., So were 50
~ were So, 81 were "a, ~ were So, 70 were So
81 were 81 "A were So. % were So "a were 80,
% were 81, % were ". 8 were %, were "a. IS
we IS, u were SO, were 81. were IS, were
| 49, were 100. was lOl, was W., 2 were iOl
and was liz.
THE characteristic features o. the chris
tening Of his highness Prince Alexander
Albert, of Battenberg, at Windsor" says the
London World. were The colduess of the
weather. the radiant spirits of the Queen,
the extreme smallness OF the subject of the
ceremonial. the peculiar attention paid to
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria (hs uncle and
godfather), amt the rigor with which the in
vlthtlons were curtail,d. Lord Onsl0w lin
the newest and most artistic of wigs) con-
duceu the sponsors to their places: and few
OF those present will forget the look of par
donabie pride with which the Queen received
the child from the arms of Dean Davidson"
A PHILADELPHIA DOCTOR who was morti-
fed once because remarks were made on &C
! count of his taking little nip from pocket
flask, has invented me hod for carrying re-
freshments that is likely TO lie popular in
prohibition States. His inven ION Is a little
capsule Of rubber. looking much like a grape,
which IS filed with wi e or liquor and dis
tends unit 1t assumes the form and Sc m 0lancc
of a large and juicy fruit. These grapes are
filed with variety of bibu ants-oid rye,
whisky. brandy, Holland gin, port sh errv, or
| cordlals-to the extent of about a pony glass
fui. The thin rubber breaks as easily as a
grape skin between the teeth and no one
would think they were not real grapes.
AFAsT TRAIN on the East Tennessee, vlr-
gnia ana Georgia railway ran into a big
Uf eagle near Chattanooga the other day,
and threw him upon the COW ca cher, where
| he chung Before the bird had time TO re-
! cover from he shock Of his collision with the
! cow-cai cher + reman Fortune climbed 'onu
| the fOotWa to the pilot and endeavored to
capture the eagle, n hlch fought vlcou sly for
his liberty. The iraln was gong at the rate
/ OF lOrty-hve miles an hour. The man had 10
| hold ty one hand to keep his footing, aud
manage the eagle with the other hand, But
| he bird wa hnally secured after he had
| nearly torn Mr.. Fortunes OVeralls to shTeds
| with his powerful lalons, and was carried
| back over th io'tway igh ing Ii a demon
! He measured feet from tip to tip of the
| wings.
The Century Magazine prints for the first
| time these WORKS OF Abraham Lincoln. given
in an official reprlmand to young officer who
| had been eOurt-maI tailed for quarrellng:
The advice of IA her 10 his So, Beware of
| entrance 10 quarrel, but being in. bear il
| that he opposed mag beware of thee = is good
| but not the best. Quarrel not at all. No man
| resolved 10 make the most Of himself can
! spare time for personal contention. Still les
| can he afford to take all the consequences, in
! Guiding the Whaling of his temper and the
! loss of Sc t-cOntrol. Yield larger things 10
| which you can show no more than equal
right, ana yield lesser ones. though clearly
! your own. Better give your path TO a dog
| than be bitten by him in connecting for the
right. Even killing the dog would not cure
| the bite"
WILLIAM NJ. SHELTON, who has just died on
the Bayou Bartholomew, in Arkansas, was
New York man by birth and graduated from
the University OF Virginia with honor. Soon
after his graduation he was disappointed in
love and became wanderer. He finally To-
Gated Ia ArAan-as, keeping away from popu-
! lous districts, living by hunting Occasion
ally belated traveller found haven in She
toms CABIN, though he resolutev Stunned
communication with mankind. The house
was furnished in the rudest manner. There
WAS a big old-fashioned fireplace, and The
pupcheon door wa covered Fore and there
with bear * n. Bat what attrac ed most
attention was bookcase Containing works of
the greatest au' hnrs 81 the past and preaent
cen uries-English, Greek, Latin, German
and French, ..I.
SOME recent excavations which have been
made in the south aisle ofthecholr OF Lincoln
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